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carcinoma

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Pronunciation: /ˌkɑrsəˈnoʊmə/

carcinoma

Definition

Cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs.

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regional enteritis

stage II gallbladder cancer

alpha emitter radiation therapy

non-rapid eye movement sleep

HDAC inhibitor SNDX-275

optic chiasm

hepatomegaly

time to progression

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autologous anti-BCMA CAR-transduced T cells KITE-585

GM-K562 cell vaccine

Campath

larotaxel

fisetin

copper chloride formulation

golotimod

FLT3 inhibitor XY0206

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linkage disequilibrium

onychodystrophy

cascade testing

mucosal neuroma

informative

screening

massively parallel sequencing

translocation

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